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title: "Acadiana Advocate: How One Lafayette Local Decided to Start a Business During the Pandemic"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/c8418397-91d9-43dd-9409-bae6f66604df
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/acadiana-advocate-how-one-lafayette-local-decided-to-start-a-business-during-the-pandemic-2713525
category: "Painting"
industry: "Home Services"
segment: "Painting"
published: 2020-08-24T15:10:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:01:47.801Z
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# Acadiana Advocate: How One Lafayette Local Decided to Start a Business During the Pandemic

**TL;DR:** Geoff Begnaud is opening a 360° Painting business in Lafayette, LA, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. He decided to start the business after the pandemic hit, citing uncertainty in his medical sales profession.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2020-08-24. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/acadiana-advocate-how-one-lafayette-local-decided-to-start-a-business-during-the-pandemic-2713525).*

## Story

At least that’s what one Lafayette resident did. Geoff Begnaud is set to open his 360° Painting business in Lafayette this summer. According to the Acadiana Advocate , Geoff chose to open his business when the COVID-19 crisis hit the country in March.

As a medical sales professional, Begnaud knew how unstable the industry could be in times of certainty. That’s when he took it upon himself to open a business of his own with 360° Painting .

"I actually decided to pull the trigger during the pandemic," said Begnaud to the Acadiana Advocate Staff Writer, Megan Wyatt. "I'd been vetting different franchise options for roughly a year, but the coronavirus and ultimately the oil prices bottoming out made the decision for me. Even if the rest of the world recovers, will Louisiana recover from this fallout?"

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Home Services (sector)
- business expansion (topic)
- pandemic impact (topic)
- 360 Painting (company)
- Lafayette (location)
- franchise startup (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/acadiana-advocate-how-one-lafayette-local-decided-to-start-a-business-during-the-pandemic-2713525). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/c8418397-91d9-43dd-9409-bae6f66604df).